poisson_blend
Creative
image editing
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Docs: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clear, easy-to-understand explanation, even without math background
From 2 comments
Thanks for the beautiful explanation, i have no math background and this was really easy to understand. Ulterior examples than library+kitten/penguin would be great
tomcooks on HNThat was very well explained. Would it be possible to include this into GIMP?
domsl on HN
Objections
Blurry edges give away the blend
From 1 comment
The blurriness around the edges gives it away --- and blurring the edges is incidentally the same technique that Photoshoppers use when they can't quite get the borders right.
userbinator on HN
Results depend heavily on the mask; background leaks into the blend
From 2 comments
yes, the mask is also pretty important. otherwise, you get lots of stuff from the background of your source image in your blended image, which often looks pretty bad.
erkaman on HNLooks very cool, am I correct in thinking this won't produce images that are seamless without a good mask to go along with the image? If that's the case I'd be curious to see how…
sgillen on HN
Requests
Integration into GIMP
From 1 comment
That was very well explained. Would it be possible to include this into GIMP?
domsl on HN
More varied examples beyond library and kitten/penguin
From 1 comment
Thanks for the beautiful explanation, i have no math background and this was really easy to understand. Ulterior examples than library+kitten/penguin would be great
tomcooks on HN
Questions
Does it produce seamless results without a good mask?
From 1 comment
Looks very cool, am I correct in thinking this won't produce images that are seamless without a good mask to go along with the image? If that's the case I'd be curious to see how…
sgillen on HN
Alternatives named
G'MIC plugin for GIMP implements the same Poisson blending paper
From 1 comment
Indeed, this has been implemented in G'MIC [1], which can be used as a plugin in gimp. I definitively recommend it! (based on the exact same paper :-) [1]…
StreakyCobra on HN
ImageMagick Poisson blend script
From 1 comment
For people that already work with ImageMagick and would prefer an ImageMagick Poisson blend solution, this is a great resource: http://im.snibgo.com/seamlpm.htm It contains the…
ovi256 on HN